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Head of Child
Candido Portinari1944
Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Composition in black, white and blue tones. Predominance of contour lines. Girl's head study, 3/4 on the left occupying almost all the support, against plain background. The figure has long face, curly hair with smooth fringe suggestion to face the on the left; long forehead, marked eyebrows, almond-shaped eyes turned to the left, nose suggested by a triangle, well-marked and small mouth closed, rounded chin. Sees the start of the neck.
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Details
- Title: Head of Child
- Creator Lifespan: 1903-12-29 - 1962-12-06
- Creator Nationality: Brazilian
- Creator Gender: Male
- Creator Death Place: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Creator Birth Place: Brodowski, São Paulo, Brazil
- Date: 1944
- Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
- Physical Dimensions: w18 x h24cm without frame
- Provenance: João Candido Portinari
- Rights: João Candido Portinari
- External Link: Projeto Portinari
- Theme: human figure:child:girl, human figure:limbs:head
- Technique: lead pencil , colored pencil
- Signature: Stamped signature in bottom right corner "Portinari*". Undated
- Painter: Candido Portinari
- Number: FCO 162
- Inscription: On reverse, authentication and inscriptions by Maria Portinari "DN 340” and "Nº 495”.
- Function: Sketch for the mural painting Childrens Games [FCO 1760]
- Catalogue Raisonné: CR-2281
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